9:50 PM,
Oct. 22, 2010

Written by

Lesley Stedman Weidenbener
lstedman@courier-journal.com

FORT WAYNE - Republican Dan Coats and Democrat Brad Ellsworth clashed over their past records Friday night but offered few specifics about how they'd tackle issues in the future.

During the second of three U.S. Senate debates, the pair continued the sparring that marked their first meeting in Indianapolis earlier this month - and has marked the political advertising that has flooded the airwaves.

Ellsworth attacked Coats for the years he spent lobbying in Washington D.C., saying the former senator took stands on issues - including the bank bailout and stimulus funding - based on who paid ...